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Charles R. Collie oral history interview, 2004 November 11
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Creator
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Collie, Charles R., Sr., 1924-
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Date Created
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2004-11-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Cable cars (Streetcars), Livestock, Hunting, Household appliances, Electric, City and town life
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Description
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Charles Collie describes his boyhood memories of accompanying his father, supervisor Alexander G. Collie, on his job with the Charlotte streetcars during the 1920s and 1930s. He describes his father's work in particular and his own involvement as ...
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Eugene Payne oral history interview 2, 2005 March 24
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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2005-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Art, Cartooning, Caricatures and cartoons, Editorial cartoons, Editorial cartoonists, Newspapers, Pulitzer Prizes
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In this second interview, Eugene Payne discusses his forty-year career as an editorial cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer, his artwork, and winning his 1968 Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Payne discusses the role his mother played in supporting his early ...
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Everett "Cotton" Owens oral history interview, 2007 November 19
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Creator
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Owens, Cotton, 1924-2012
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Date Created
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2007-11-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing--accidents, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
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Description
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Everett "Cotton" Owens recalls his thirty-year career as a stock car racing driver, team owner, and mechanic. Mr. Owens got his start in racing during the 1940s by working on cars with friends and family members. He began driving with more regular...
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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 1, 2004 March 18
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Creator
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Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
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Date Created
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2004-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, Rich people, Families--Economic aspects, Depressions, Businesspeople, Small business, Masculinity, War, Military education, Armed Forces
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Description
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In this first of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons describes growing up during the Great Depression in Charlotte, North Carolina in a wealthy family that owned a construction company. Mr. Simmons talks about the consequences of the Great Dep...
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Howard DeHart oral history interview, 2008 March 20
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Creator
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DeHart, Howard
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Date Created
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2008-03-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Pit crew chiefs, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
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Description
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Howard DeHart reflects on his life, the early days of NASCAR, and his career with the Holman Moody racing shop in Charlotte. Growing up on his family's farm in rural Virginia during the Great Depression, Mr. DeHart explains how his interest in mec...
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John Archibald oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Archibald, John, 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Working class families, Working class, Mills and mill-work, Industrial housing, Vocational education, Shipyards, Labor unions, War, Americans--Public opinion, Bombings, Airplanes, Military, Poverty, Racism, Racism--Economic aspects, Work environment, Veterans
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John Archibald recounts growing up in the Leakesville-Spray area of Rockingham Country, North Carolina, his time as a soldier during World War II, and his life and career after the war. As Mr. Archibald grew older, he became aware that his educati...
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Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19
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Creator
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Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
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Date Created
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2007-04-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Motorsports, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers' spouses
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Description
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Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations f...
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Sybil Lynne Scott oral history interview, 2007 November 24
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Creator
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Scott, Sybil Lynne
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Date Created
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2007-11-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), African American automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing drivers, Racism in sports, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships
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Sybil Scott discusses the 30-year stock car racing career of her father, Wendell Scott. Mr. Scott is, to date, the only African American driver to win at NASCAR's highest level. Ms. Scott recalls how she and her siblings helped their father during...
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William "Whitey" Norman oral history interview, 2007 September 18
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Creator
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Norman, Whitey, 1926-
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Date Created
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2007-09-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Parties
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Whitey Norman recalls his career as a race car driver during the 1950s. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yadkin County, North Carolina, he remembers how he was interested in driving from a young age. After serving as a tank driver in the Second Wor...